Jack Milner: Champion jockey Warren Kennedy can get bettors off to a winning start at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Monday.
Kennedy teams up with trainer Johan Janse van Vuuren in this Maiden Plate over 1200m on the Polytrack where he rides West Coast Lover.
The three-year-old Vercingetorix gelding found one too good in his last start over 1400m at Turffontein where he was caught in the final stages of the race to go down 2.25 lengths by Sounds Of Summer.
While he has yet to race on the Polytrack, West Coast Lover does have the necessary gate speed and will be hard to catch if Kennedy can place him handily.
This is not the strongest of fields and West Coast Lover looks the standout bet on quite a difficult card.
The only real threat looks to be Dennis Drier-trained Board Master who had a promising debut run at Scottsville in January.
The Master Of My Fate gelding was friendless in the betting market, going off at 44-1, and things did not start well for him as he flyjumped at the start and lost around two lengths. Although beaten 4.05 lengths into sixth spot, he managed to produce the second fastest time for the final 400m, despite casting a shoe in running.
This is his first run on the Polytrack and his first around the bend but looks the horse in the race who could show a lot of improvement. Swingers and Exactas with West Coast Lover could be the way to go.
Sean Veale takes the ride.
Jack Milner’s selections
Race 1: 6 West Coast Lover, 7 Board Master, 8 Seventh Song, 3 Lord Caro
Race 2: 5 Alphamikefoxtrot, 8 Leslies Pathtofame, 3 Charlie-Fox, 7 Leslie Shadowliner
Race 3: 5 Moobheera, 4 She’s A Dream, 6 Duchessofcornwall, 7 Hamsa Grove
Race 4: 4 Capriccio, 12 Fire Faerie, 11Bell Jar, 2 Cool Apache
Race 5: 1 Tiger Tank, 4 Mambo Symphony, 8 Coromandel, 10 Fireonthetrack
Race 6: 7 Quickstep Lady, 8 Futuristic Dame, 5 Marmalade, 3 Wishful Girl Linn
Race 7: 6 Tarzan, 5 Parktown, 1 Mexican Catdance, 3 Major Return
Race 8: 3 Alfredo, 7 Twice As Cold, 8 King Cyrus, 12 Montana Sky
BEST BET
Race 1 No 6 West Coast Lover
VALUE BET
Race 5 No 1 Tiger Tank
BEST SWINGER
Race 1 6×7
BIPOT
R162
Leg 1: 6
Leg 2: 3, 5, 8
Leg 3: 4, 5, 6
Leg 4: 4, 12
Leg 5: 1, 4, 8
Leg 6: 5, 7, 8
PLACE ACCUMULATOR
R216
Leg 1: 5, 8
Leg 2: 4, 5
Leg 3: 4
Leg 4: 1, 4, 8
Leg 5: 7, 8
Leg 6: 1, 5, 6
Leg 7: 3, 7, 8
PICK 6
R1944
Leg 1: 4, 5, 6
Leg 2: 4, 11, 12
Leg 3: 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 10
Leg 4: 5, 7, 8
Leg 5: 1, 5, 6
Leg 6: 3, 7, 8, 12
JACKPOT 1
R162
Leg 1: 4, 11, 12
Leg 2: 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 10
Leg 3: 5, 7, 8
Leg 4: 1, 5, 6
JACKPOT 2
R216
Leg 1: 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 10
Leg 2: 5, 7, 8
Leg 3: 1, 5, 6
Leg 4: 3, 7, 8, 12